Easter Rising by Michael Patrick Macdonald
In All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald told the story of the loss of four of his siblings to the violence, poverty, and gangsterism of Irish South Boston. In Easter Rising he tells the story of how he got out. Desperate to avoid the “normal” life of Southie, Michael reinvents himself in the burgeoning punk rock movement and the thrilling vortex of Johnny Rotten, Mission of Burma, and the Clash. At nineteen MacDonald escapes further, to Paris and then London. Out of money, he contacts his Irish immigrant grandfather -- who offers a loan, but only if Michael will visit Ireland. It is this reluctant journey “home” that offers MacDonald a chance at reconciliation -- with his heritage, his neighborhood, and his family -- and a way forward.Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up at the Old Colony housing community in South Boston. He became a renowned Boston activist after losing four siblings and watching his generation ravaged by poverty, crime, and addiction. He helped create various antiviolence efforts, including gun-buyback programs. MacDonald won the American Book Award in 2000 and has written numerous essays for the Boston Globe Op-Ed Page. He continues to work for social change around the country, engaging with survivor families and young people. All Souls, his national bestseller, and Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion, his follow-up, have been embraced by university curricula across the country.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618918638 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618918639 |
| Title | Easter Rising |
| Author | Michael Patrick Macdonald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company |
| Year published | 2008-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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